Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down

February 4th, 2011

Via: PC World:

These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it’s organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we’ve seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you’re trying to check in with your family, contact your friends, or simply spread the word, here are a few ways to build some basic network connectivity when you can’t rely on your cellular or landline Internet connections.

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2 Responses to “Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down”

  1. apethought says:
    February 4, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    We’re not quite there yet, but what I’m excited about is mesh networks using smart phones. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/01/researchers-enable-mesh-wifi-networking-for-android-smartphones.ars

    Cell phones without cell towers could be huge during a crisis period. Add some laptops and Freeenet software software and you have a mobile darknet. Very interesting.

  2. lagavulin says:
    February 7, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Wired is apparently continuing the meme as well, introducing a Wiki to help sort out the various web-continuity approaches:

    http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Communicate_if_Your_Government_Shuts_Off_Your_Internet

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